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The Pittsburgh region’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased 3.7 percent and had the fourth-highest rate of growth from 2016 to 2017. Pittsburgh’s per capita real GDP was tied with Austin for the highest year-over-year growth of all benchmark regions at 4.1 percent. More

Metropolitan Pittsburgh’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased .7 percent from 4.9 percent in November 2017 to 4.2 percent in November 2018. During that period, the number of people in the labor force increased by 8,800 while the number of unemployed decreased by 7,400. Within the region, Butler County held the lowest unemployment rate at 3.8 percent,... More

The Pittsburgh region gained 17,100 jobs between December 2017 and December 2018, a .8 percent increase over the year. That percentage falls below the benchmark average of 2.2 percent growth and the fourth-lowest of Pittsburgh Today’s benchmark regions. According to the preliminary numbers, in the 12-month period, retail jobs declined by 3.5 percent (the largest decline... More

Median household income increased 4.4 percent to reach $58,521 a year in the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area in 2017. Among the benchmark regions, Pittsburgh had the third-lowest median household income above Detroit and Cleveland. Median household income is a measure of standard of living. Examining the median household income over time can help us measure the purchasing... More

Average weekly wages in the 7-county Pittsburgh metropolitan area in the second quarter of 2018 were $1,042, a year-over-year percent increase of 4.0 percent. That percentage was above the benchmark average of 3.5 percent growth. To view data on annual pay for Pittsburgh and its benchmark regions, click here. More

The figures below reveal the wide disparity in average weekly wages that exists in the seven-county Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area. Allegheny County had the highest average weekly wages at $1,203 in the first quarter of 2017 with an overall increase of 6.8 percent year-over-year. Fayette County had the lowest average weekly wages at $718 with an... More

The Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area’s unemployment rate — seasonally adjusted — decreased .7 percent from 4.9 percent in November 2017 to 4.2 percent in November 2018 Pittsburgh’s unemployment rate was higher than the benchmark average of 3.5 percent and was the second-highest unemployment rate of all benchmark regions in November. To view information about Pittsburgh’s job growth... More

The number of unemployed in the Pittsburgh MSA — seasonally adjusted — decreased by 19.6 percent in July 2018 compared to July 2017. The number of employed increased by 0.4 percent year-over-year while the total labor force decreased by .6 percent. More

The Pittsburgh region continues to experience dramatically fewer bankruptcies than its benchmark peers. With 2,035 bankruptcies in the 2nd quarter of 2018, Pittsburgh is lower than all benchmark regions except Charlotte, and less than the benchmark average of 3,338. Year-over-year, the region’s bankruptcy filings decreased 18.4 percent. More